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3/11/2026 |  UFC Touts Ratings Success of CBS Debut (Front Office Sports) UFC has come out swinging on the viewership from its maiden voyage on CBS. 
The MMA giant started its seven-year, $7.7 billion media rights deal with CBS’s parent company, Paramount, at the beginning of this year. A vast majority of the UFC content is slated to air exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service, with some shows being simulcast on CBS.

3/10/2026 |  UFC opens CBS era with stronger audience (Sports Media Watch) UFC debuted on CBS with one of its better viewership figures in recent years.
Saturday’s coverage of UFC 326 on CBS averaged 2.47 million viewers across a two-hour window that included prelims and portions of the main card, the largest UFC audience on linear TV since UFC on FOX 22 in December 2016 (3.18M). The one-hour portion that included the main card — but not the main event — averaged 2.81 million and peaked with 3.21 million.

12/17/2025 |  USA Judo Awards Spokane the 2026 Junior Olympic National Championships (SportsTravel) USA Judo has awarded its 2026 Junior Olympic National Championships to Spokane, Washington, returning to the destination for the first time since the 2023 USA Judo Senior National Championships. The 2026 event is expected to attract 900 athletes, aged 5–20, for the competition, which will be staged at The Podium Powered by STCU, June 19–21.

10/2/2025 |  Report: Big Ten Pursuing $2B Private Capital Deal (Athletic Business) The Big Ten is reportedly in discussions about a private capital deal that would bring at least $2 billion into the league and it's member schools. 
According to ESPN, the discussions include a 10-year extension of the league's grant of rights until 2046, which would ensure long-term stability in the Big Ten.

2/13/2025 |  DOE Rescinds Biden Guidance on NIL Payments, Revenue-Sharing (Athletic Business) The Department of Education this week rescinded Title IX guidance put forward by former president Joe Biden that would have resulted in significant changes to NIL in college athletics.